[Digikam-users] Re: Problem with deleted directory

[jag59]

Tim Jenness wrote:
> 
> Make sure that you write all the tags to the files before trying to
> regenerate the database.
> 
> There is a menu item "Write Metdata To Files" that you run on each album.
> 
> Tim
> 
> On May 2, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Alf Felis wrote:
> 
>> Hi again,
>> 
>> now I tried to delete the digikam4.db file to generate a new one.
>> This seems to be the only way to delete my missing folder.
>> 
>> But this does NOT work... because many keywords I set are missing after
>> the generation of the new db file!
>> 
>> If I use the old file, the keywords are ok... and all IPTC and XMP
>> settings are correct.
>> 
>> How can I generate a new db file?
>> Any idea?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Alf
>> 
>> 
>> Am 25.04.2011 22:00, schrieb Alf Felis:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I'm using digikam 1.2.0 (linux) and have a problem with a deleted
>>> directory.
>>> 
>>> The directory has been deleted in the filesystem (not from digikam), but
>>> digikam always shows this directory as album folder.
>>> 
>>> I tried to create a new directory with the same name... digikam now
>>> shows 2 entries with the same name in list. If I delete one of them with
>>> digikam, than the directory in the filesystem will be deleted, but only
>>> one entry in the list. The second entry is always visible.
>>> 
>>> A restart and an album->refresh (F5) doesn't help too.
>>> 
>>> What can I do to refresh the album list/delete the entry?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Alf
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But he also should be made aware that if later he wants to rearrange/change
the tags/keywords,the old tags will not be removed. Due to this problem
presently in DK 1.2 I am writing everything except keywords to jpeg file.


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Jagdeesh Deshpande.
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